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The reported order treats local Bluetooth messaging as a security risk because it can work when internet access is restricted. GitHub had not removed the Bitchat repository when HN discussed the report.

That gap became the thread’s central point: a takedown demand can publicise a tool and cannot erase copies, forks, or alternative hosting. Commenters also connected the case to wider pressure on sideloading and decentralised distribution.

An Oxford study cited in the thread projects nearly half the world living with extreme heat by 2050 at 2°C of warming. The lived answer is already here — disposable labor that works until health breaks, then gets replaced.

Wealthier economies adapt structurally: siesta, night shifts, air conditioning. One reader adds the cruel detail — heat sickness isn't one-and-done; once it hits, tolerance can take a month to rebuild.